http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/ Engadget Comments for $5,000 Dior phone: so upscale it doesn't require specs http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 3:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 3:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/
You have no idea the women i meet with phones exceeding $800 that have enough power to run a small town, just to tell me that bought it because it look nice. and then how do i turn on the blue tooth.

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This lady is more tech savvy ;)]]>May 21st 2008 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 4:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 4:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 4:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/
Not that I would be caught dead with one of these even if I had a trillion $ in the bank.]]>May 21st 2008 5:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 9:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 4:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 4:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 4:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 4:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/15k$ which in fact was mnf'd by Nokia? And then always casting an eye on someone's new toys and self-convincing that it was still worthwhile...
Designwise it seems about only ok. The mini phone extender is not so novel but a good Btooth earpiece can be convenient... although then you wouldn't be showing off your phone]]>May 21st 2008 4:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/
The inner design almost certainly is]]>May 21st 2008 4:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 4:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/
That might sound ridiculous now but it's not so different from this
http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/08/sigh-the-24-carat-gold-iphone/
in 10 years.]]>May 21st 2008 5:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/
why should the same not work for phones? actually, nokia has already proven it works for phones with its vertu line.]]>May 21st 2008 5:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/While I'm not really sure about the Russians, I've seen so many wealthy Chinese wearing Prada shirt with mis-matching Gucci pants and carrying LV bags. They got all the luxury brand names wrapped around them but those things aren't going to cover up their lack of manners and class.]]>May 21st 2008 6:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/
@NG: You make a very important point. I bet we'll be seeing fake Burberry phones in Essex very soon.]]>May 21st 2008 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 6:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/
This patern is so IN (HTC Diamond, SE Xperia, Nokia Prism)

I'm sure the will create a limited version like DG did with the black and gold Moto V3i and then a mass product like the Moto V3i which was silver and gold]]>May 21st 2008 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/
LV, Gucci, Prada bags and all that stuff. Utter junk.

I can almost start to understand if it's something you can actually sorta use like a pair of shoes, where workmanship *might* matter (assuming it's not mass-produced junk like the stuff at 1/10th the price).

This goes double for those bug-eyed fugly sunglasses where the designer's label is bigger than the actual lenses (which are, in turn, larger than the wearer's entire head).

Sorry honey, not impressed. Even if you have a good job, I'm not doing anything to mix my finances up with those of someone so slavish to trends. NEXT!]]>May 21st 2008 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/
no you don't seem brand obsessed at all ;)]]>May 21st 2008 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/
But don't worry, Reid will come back with some argument that Apples and BMWs outperform their rivals and it's not really a brand obsession at all...]]>May 21st 2008 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/
If you're of the opinion that $1000 "designer" purses have inherent value other than the label, that's your problem, not mine. Anybody who buys a product for the brand name deserves equal scorn. The difference is, some companies make good products and some don't.

I consider the Apple logo fair warning. If a Windows fanboy wants to discount my opinion on some Apple matter just because I tend to like Apple products, then it allows them to do so. Though I am more interested in letting people know I'm an Apple fan so that, when I criticize something stupid the company does, people understand it's not just a knee-jerk reaction from a Redmond apologist.]]>May 21st 2008 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/
On your topic, though, when I have driven cars with iDrive, I find it works okay. Certainly the too-many-buttons problem needed to be solved, though I think a touchscreen (like the Japanese makes tend to use) work better. For that matter, most Japanese electronics are better than what the Germans or Americans put into their cars. I'll probably get low-ranked for this, but BMW should not have used Microsoft in this (or any) application. Though a quick Wiki search reports that since 2004 iDrive has run on the VxWorks RTOS instead of WinCE -- news to me, since the UI is still fairly unintuitive.

But then, I'm old school and prefer to keep my stereo and HVAC controls separate, rather than integrated into one huge system.]]>May 21st 2008 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/
All your doing is paying for the name, thats it.]]>May 21st 2008 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/
i'm way too smart for that. i play wow, for goodness sake!]]>May 21st 2008 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/I would know. I've got friends who are dumb as bricks but are still addicted to the game.]]>May 22nd 2008 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/Jun 2nd 2008 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/
oic]]>Jun 2nd 2008 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/May 21st 2008 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/when you have money, and lots of it, 5k for a phone that you bring with you everywhere, is not at all ridiculous.
plus, the one priced at 5k is with real, non-sears quality (like many of you probably shop), diamonds.
not to mention, the phone looks fire.]]>May 21st 2008 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/5-000-dior-phone-so-upscale-it-doesnt-require-specs/Jun 2nd 2008 2:40PM